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Dauphiné 2022 Stage 3 Preview

2022 Critérium du Dauphiné - STAGE 3 Preview & Predictions Stage 2 reminded us as to why the tour de france is the greatest race. It takes the effort of several teams and their best riders to bring back the break-away, and sometimes it is not enough. After working hard to impressively reduce the gap to the break-away, the remaining sprinters' team simply did not have enough men to close a 30 second gap. Alexis Vuillermoz, a  brilliant  rider who was hampered by sickness and injury last season took a beautiful win.  Stage 3 Profile  Stage 3 is a completely different affair. A rather smooth half race where the break-away will try to take the maximum time possible from the peloton. The last 50 km shows a continuous increase in altitude. The outcome of the stage will only depend on the attitude of the strongest team which is Team Jumbo-Visma, leaving us to ponder over the following questions:      1. Will they let the break-away take a win and save the...